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BSW Elects Andreas Hartenfels to Lead Rhineland-Palatinate State List

The vote marks a step in BSW's push for a higher profile in larger states.

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In Rheinland-Pfalz haben die Freien Wähler und das BSW die Weichen für die Landtagswahl 2026 gestellt. Während die Freien Wähler den Europaabgeordneten Joachim Streit zum Spitzenkandidat kürten, nominierte das BSW Andreas Hartenfels.

Overview

  • At a party congress in Kaiserslautern, BSW members chose Andreas Hartenfels as their top candidate for the Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag election.
  • Hartenfels received 98.7% for the number one slot, with Ariane Bügel-Darmoul taking second with 91% and Stephan Falk third with 96.2%.
  • Hartenfels, 59, is a former Green who joined BSW in early 2024 and became the party’s first MP in a non-city state.
  • He said the campaign will advocate peaceful conflict resolution, oppose militarization, and prioritize affordable housing and public transport investment.
  • Bügel-Darmoul called for robust hospital coverage across the state and affordable solutions in nursing care, with the election scheduled for March 22 next year.